ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To understand and assess changes of health workforce in county anti-schistosomiasis institutions of Jiangxi Province, so as to provide the evidence for improving the health workforce construction. METHODS: The status of health workforce of county anti-schistosomiasis institutions was surveyed with self-designed questionnaire, and the results were compared with the baseline survey results in 2007. RESULTS: The total number of employees was 1 384 in 2010 with the decrease of 71 persons compared with that in 2007. The average number of people per institution was 40.71, with the decrease of 0.86 per institution, compared with that of 2007. Compared with 2007, the employees with bachelor degree increased by 6.17%, those with college degree increased by 6.8%, and the attending rate of training and further study also increased. CONCLUSIONS: The health workforce has improved in county anti-schistosomiasis institutions of Jiangxi Province. The professional workers should be trained continually to improve their diathesis.
